Acta Cardiologica, Volume 72, Issue 3 (2017)

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Acta Cardiologica, Volume 72, Issue 3 (2017)

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Editorials

Editorial
Imaging in the field of cardiac resynchronization therapy: a real additive value?
Erwan Donal MD, PhD, Alfredo Hernandez PhD, Arnaud Hubert MD, Elena Galli MD, PhD & Anne Bernard MD, PhD
Pages: 237-239
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
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Review Articles

Review Article
The balance of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for -reducing residual risks in patients with coronary artery disease
Yuji Nishizaki MD, Kazunori Shimada MD & Hiroyuki Daida MD
Pages: 240-248
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
AbstractforThe balance of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for -reducing residual risks in patients with coronary artery disease | Full Text | References | PDF (627 KB)
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A proposed role for sepsis in the pathogenesis of myocardial calcification
Guy Bower BA, MBBS, Hutan Ashrafian PhD, MRCS, Simone Cappelletti MD, Liang Mei Lee BA, MBBS, Leanne Harling PhD, MRCS, Costantino Ciallella MD, Mariarosaria Aromatario MD, PhD & Thanos Athanasiou MD, PhD
Pages: 249-255
Published online: 30 Mar 2017
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Duration of dual anti-platelet therapy – State of the art after the DAPT and PEGASUS-TIMI 54 trials
Charles Pirlet MD, Victor Legrand MD, PhD, Astrid Nyssen MD, Luc Pierard MD, PhD & Olivier Gach MD, PhD
Pages: 256-264
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
AbstractforDuration of dual anti-platelet therapy – State of the art after the DAPT and PEGASUS-TIMI 54 trials | Full Text | References | PDF (464.5 KB)
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Viewpoints

Opinion
How to perform stress/exercise echocardiography in -hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Patricia Reant MD, PhD, Stephane Lafitte MD, PhD & Amelie Reynaud MD
Pages: 265-266
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
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Original Articles

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Prognostic significance of improvement in right ventricular systolic function during cardiac resynchronization therapy
Frederik Helsen MD, Alexander Van De Bruaene MD, PhD, Charlien Gabriels MD, Mathias Claeys MD, Els Troost MD, Gábor Vörös MD, Rik Willems MD, PhD, Jens-Uwe Voigt MD, PhD & Werner Budts MD, PhD
Pages: 267-275
Published online: 31 Mar 2017
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Prognostic value of the new high sensitive cardiac troponin T assay (hs-cTnT) after coronary artery bypass grafting
Arash Mehdiani MD, Payam Akhyari MD, Hiroyuki Kamiya MD, Joachim Ahlers, Erhard Godehardt, Alexander Albert MD, Udo Boeken MD & Artur Lichtenberg MD
Pages: 276-283
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
AbstractforPrognostic value of the new high sensitive cardiac troponin T assay (hs-cTnT) after coronary artery bypass grafting | Full Text | References | PDF (483.3 KB)
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A brief period of intensive cardiac rehabilitation improves global longitudinal strain and diastolic function after a first uncomplicated myocardial infarction
Gabriella Malfatto MD, PhD, Miriam Revera MD, PhD, Giovanna Branzi MD, Francesca Ciambellotti MD, Alessia Giglio MD, PhD, Simonetta Blengino MD, Matteo Oldani MD, Camilla Facchini MD, Gianfranco Parati MD & Mario Facchini MD
Pages: 284-291
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
AbstractforA brief period of intensive cardiac rehabilitation improves global longitudinal strain and diastolic function after a first uncomplicated myocardial infarction | Full Text | References | PDF (510.7 KB)
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Feasibility of low-dose coronary computed tomographic angiography used in atrial fibrillation patients
Chenglin Zhao PhD, Mengxi Jiang MD, Jianxin Liu BD, Li Gao MD & Xiaoying Wang MD, PhD
Pages: 292-298
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
AbstractforFeasibility of low-dose coronary computed tomographic angiography used in atrial fibrillation patients | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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How we eat may be as important as what we eat: eating behaviour and heart rate variability
Mehmet Emre Ozpelit MD & Ebru Ozpelit MD.
Pages: 299-304
Published online: 30 Mar 2017
AbstractforHow we eat may be as important as what we eat: eating behaviour and heart rate variability | Full Text | References | PDF (487.1 KB)
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Evaluation of endothelial dysfunction with flow-mediated dilatation after transradial coronary angiography
Bahar T. Tak MD, Kevser G. Balci MD, Hilal Erken MD, Demet M. Gerede MD, Sercan Tak MD, Hüseyin Göksülük MD, Sibel Turhan MD & Çetin Erol MD
Pages: 305-310
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
AbstractforEvaluation of endothelial dysfunction with flow-mediated dilatation after transradial coronary angiography | Full Text | References | PDF (891.8 KB)
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Incidence and predictors of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: detection by event loop recorder monitoring from a contemporary multicentre cohort
Zainab Abdel-Salam PhD & Wail Nammas PhD
Pages: 311-317
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
AbstractforIncidence and predictors of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: detection by event loop recorder monitoring from a contemporary multicentre cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (489.5 KB)
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Radial Artery Occlusion – Incidence, Predictors and Long-term outcome after TRAnsradial Catheterization: clinico-Doppler ultrasound-based study (RAIL-TRAC study)
Santosh Kumar Sinha DM, Mukesh Jitendra Jha MD, Vikas Mishra MD, Ramesh Thakur DM, Amit Goel MD, Ashutosh Kumar MD, Avinash Kumar Singh MD, Mohit Sachan MD, Chandra Mohan Varma DM & Vinay Krishna MCh
Pages: 318-327
Published online: 30 Mar 2017
AbstractforRadial Artery Occlusion – Incidence, Predictors and Long-term outcome after TRAnsradial Catheterization: clinico-Doppler ultrasound-based study (RAIL-TRAC study) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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The effect of aerobic interval training and continuous training on exercise capacity and its determinants
Nele Pattyn PhD, Paul J. Beckers PhD, Véronique A. Cornelissen PhD, Ellen Coeckelberghs PhD, Catherine De Maeyer MD, Geert Frederix MD, Kaatje Goetschalckx MD, Nadine Possemiers MD, Dirk Schepers MD, Emeline M. Van Craenenbroeck PhD, Kurt Wuyts MD, Viviane M. Conraads PhD & Luc Vanhees PhD
Pages: 328-340
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
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Miscellany

A patient with relapsing myocardial ischaemia
Jerrold Spapen MD, Rita Jacobs MD, Stijn Lochy MD, Luc Huyghens MD, PhD & Herbert Spapen MD, PhD
Pages: 341-342
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
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His-bundle pacing using dual-chamber cardioverter–defibrillator in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation: different pacing and sensing features
Agnieszka Sławuta MD, PhD, Dariusz Biały MD, PhD, Dorota Zyśko MD, PhD, Grzegorz Mazur MD, PhD & Jacek Gajek MD, PhD
Pages: 343-344
Published online: 31 Mar 2017
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A rare primary cardiac benign tumour: diagnosis by non-invasive cardiac imaging
Ana Rita Godinho MD, Paula Dias MD, Pedro Bernardo Almeida MD, Teresa Pinho MD & Maria Júlia Maciel PhD
Pages: 345-346
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
CitationforA rare primary cardiac benign tumour: diagnosis by non-invasive cardiac imaging | Full Text | PDF (763.2 KB)
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Isolated mitral valve P3 prolapse with severe regurgitation – transoesophageal 2D/3D echo-guidance in transapical -artificial neochordae implantation in challenging patient
Katarzyna Kurnicka MD, PhD, Krzysztof Wrobel MD, PhD, Diana Zakarkaite MD, Andrzej Biederman MD, PhD & Piotr Pruszczyk MD, PhD
Pages: 347-348
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
CitationforIsolated mitral valve P3 prolapse with severe regurgitation – transoesophageal 2D/3D echo-guidance in transapical -artificial neochordae implantation in challenging patient | Full Text | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Emergency percutaneous embolization of iatrogenic right coronary artery-pleural space communication
Eduardo Josué Flores Umanzor MD, Marco Hernández-Enríquez MD, Gustavo Jimenez-Britez MD, Rodolfo San Antonio MD & Xavier Freixa MD, PhD
Pages: 349-350
Published online: 30 Mar 2017
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Aorto-right ventricular outflow tract fistula after Bentall repair
Arun Gopalakrishnan MBBS, MD, DM, Sivadasanpillai Harikrishnan MBBS, MD, DM, Kavassery Mahadevan Krishnamoorthy MBBS, MD, DM, Tirur Raman Kapilamoorthy MBBS, MD, DMRD, PDCC, Ajitkumar Valaparambil MBBS, MD, DM & Jaganmohan Tharakan MBBS, MD, DM
Pages: 351-352
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
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Large left circumflex artery aneurysm and left ventricular-coronary sinus fistula
Zaher Hakim MD, Alexandros Briasoulis MD, PhD, Anil Attili MD & Rabih Touma MD
Pages: 353-354
Published online: 21 Mar 2017
CitationforLarge left circumflex artery aneurysm and left ventricular-coronary sinus fistula | Full Text | PDF (1.2 MB)
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A “giant” cause of acute myocardial infarction
Giancarlo Todiere MD & Francesco Sbrana MD
Pages: 355-356
Published online: 30 Mar 2017
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